Do any of America’s allies still trust its commitment to them? After the withdrawal from Afghanistan, they must feel a sense of abandonment by the US. Critics point out that what happened in Afghanistan was decided by Washington without even consulting its allies. The former Afghan government of President Ashraf Ghani had first-hand experience of this when the then US President Donald Trump negotiated with the Taliban last year without him. According to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who joined the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the American pull out was “dangerous, unnecessary, not in their interests and not in ours.” He described it as an “abandonment.” He also questioned the West’s wisdom in leaving Afghanistan altogether, calling … Continue reading After Afghanistan, US allies must feel a sense of abandonment